Steve King

WASHINGTON — Former Democratic Rep. Bruce Morrison, who once represented a New Haven-based district in Congress, has jumped smack into the center of a massive lobbying effort aimed at persuading President Obama to make wide changes in immigration law. Frustrated by Congress' inability to pass an immigration bill, Obama said he'll soon use his executive authority to prioritize deportations of undocumented immigrants, which immigrant advocates hope will lead to legalizing the status of millions. The president's intentions prompted Morrison, who represented the 3rd District in Congress before he made a failed run for governor in 1990, to ask Obama to also cut waiting...

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